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Lord Blunkett

Labour - Life peer

Became Member: 28th September 2015


Justice and Home Affairs Committee
14th Apr 2021 - 31st Jan 2024
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee
29th Jun 2017 - 28th Mar 2018
Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
13th Jul 2009 - 6th May 2010
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
6th May 2005 - 2nd Nov 2005
Home Secretary
8th Jun 2001 - 15th Dec 2004
Secretary of State for Education and Employment
1st May 1997 - 8th Jun 2001
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
1st Aug 1983 - 31st Jul 1998
Shadow Secretary of State (Education and Employment)
5th Jul 1995 - 1st May 1997
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
22nd Jul 1994 - 5th Jul 1995
Party Chair, Labour Party
1st Aug 1993 - 31st Jul 1994
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
1st Jul 1992 - 22nd Jul 1994
Opposition Spokesperson (Local Government and Poll Tax)
1st Jun 1988 - 1st Jul 1992


Division Voting information

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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Timpson (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Ministry of Justice
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Home Office
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Department of Health and Social Care
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First reading took place on 8 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for Members of the House of Lords to vote at elections to the House of Commons.

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Last Event - 1st Reading : House Of Lords
Wednesday 8th June 2016

Lord Blunkett has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 5 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
18th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recipients of honours in the Birthday Honours 2024 list have already received recognition in previous honours lists.

There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Information is only held on 41 living recipients. Honours data is routinely destroyed by the Cabinet Office in accordance with our data retention policy for honours and not all the nominations were processed by the Cabinet Office, therefore we do not hold all of the information requested.

Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin. This data was gathered at the time that the awards were made and therefore the data for each recipient may not be current.

UK Nation or Region

Number of Companion of living Honour recipients

East

3

East Midlands

1

London

17

North East

0

Northern Ireland

1

North West

0

Scotland

3

South East

10

South West

1

Wales

0

West Midlands

3

Yorkshire & Humberside

1

Abroad

2

No information held

22

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients. Transparency data containing the location of recipients is published on gov.uk.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

% of the total NY22 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

25

8.3%

27

6.4%

25

11.2%

18

14.0%

95

8.8%

9.3%

East Midlands

9

3.0%

16

3.8%

6

2.7%

3

2.3%

34

3.2%


7.2%

London

24

8.0%

72

16.9%

62

27.8%

45

34.9%

203

18.8%

13.4%

North East

5

1.7%

9

2.1%

11

4.9%

0

0.0%

25

2.3%

4.0%

North West

28

9.3%

49

11.5%

21

9.4%

3

2.3%

101

9.4%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

46

15.3%

38

8.9%

10

4.5%

4

3.1%

98

9.1%

2.8%

Scotland

43

14.3%

41

9.6%

14

6.3%

11

8.5%

109

10.1%

8.2%

South East

39

13.0%

56

13.2%

28

12.6%

18

14.0%

141

13.1%

13.7%

South West

23

7.7%

38

8.9%

9

4.0%

10

7.8%

80

7.4%

8.4%

Wales

14

4.7%

24

5.6%

10

4.5%

8

6.2%

56

5.2%

4.7%

West Midlands

22

7.3%

34

8.0%

15

6.7%

2

1.6%

73

6.8%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

22

7.3%

21

4.9%

12

5.4%

6

4.7%

61

5.7%


8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.8%

1

0.1%

-

Total

300

100%

425

100%

223

100%

129

100%

1077

100%

-

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
18th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how many residents received an award above the level of MBE in the combined Mayoral authority of South Yorkshire.

There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Information is only held on 41 living recipients. Honours data is routinely destroyed by the Cabinet Office in accordance with our data retention policy for honours and not all the nominations were processed by the Cabinet Office, therefore we do not hold all of the information requested.

Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin. This data was gathered at the time that the awards were made and therefore the data for each recipient may not be current.

UK Nation or Region

Number of Companion of living Honour recipients

East

3

East Midlands

1

London

17

North East

0

Northern Ireland

1

North West

0

Scotland

3

South East

10

South West

1

Wales

0

West Midlands

3

Yorkshire & Humberside

1

Abroad

2

No information held

22

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients. Transparency data containing the location of recipients is published on gov.uk.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

% of the total NY22 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

25

8.3%

27

6.4%

25

11.2%

18

14.0%

95

8.8%

9.3%

East Midlands

9

3.0%

16

3.8%

6

2.7%

3

2.3%

34

3.2%


7.2%

London

24

8.0%

72

16.9%

62

27.8%

45

34.9%

203

18.8%

13.4%

North East

5

1.7%

9

2.1%

11

4.9%

0

0.0%

25

2.3%

4.0%

North West

28

9.3%

49

11.5%

21

9.4%

3

2.3%

101

9.4%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

46

15.3%

38

8.9%

10

4.5%

4

3.1%

98

9.1%

2.8%

Scotland

43

14.3%

41

9.6%

14

6.3%

11

8.5%

109

10.1%

8.2%

South East

39

13.0%

56

13.2%

28

12.6%

18

14.0%

141

13.1%

13.7%

South West

23

7.7%

38

8.9%

9

4.0%

10

7.8%

80

7.4%

8.4%

Wales

14

4.7%

24

5.6%

10

4.5%

8

6.2%

56

5.2%

4.7%

West Midlands

22

7.3%

34

8.0%

15

6.7%

2

1.6%

73

6.8%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

22

7.3%

21

4.9%

12

5.4%

6

4.7%

61

5.7%


8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.8%

1

0.1%

-

Total

300

100%

425

100%

223

100%

129

100%

1077

100%

-

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
18th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the Birthday Honours 2024 list.

There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Information is only held on 41 living recipients. Honours data is routinely destroyed by the Cabinet Office in accordance with our data retention policy for honours and not all the nominations were processed by the Cabinet Office, therefore we do not hold all of the information requested.

Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin. This data was gathered at the time that the awards were made and therefore the data for each recipient may not be current.

UK Nation or Region

Number of Companion of living Honour recipients

East

3

East Midlands

1

London

17

North East

0

Northern Ireland

1

North West

0

Scotland

3

South East

10

South West

1

Wales

0

West Midlands

3

Yorkshire & Humberside

1

Abroad

2

No information held

22

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients. Transparency data containing the location of recipients is published on gov.uk.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

% of the total NY22 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

25

8.3%

27

6.4%

25

11.2%

18

14.0%

95

8.8%

9.3%

East Midlands

9

3.0%

16

3.8%

6

2.7%

3

2.3%

34

3.2%


7.2%

London

24

8.0%

72

16.9%

62

27.8%

45

34.9%

203

18.8%

13.4%

North East

5

1.7%

9

2.1%

11

4.9%

0

0.0%

25

2.3%

4.0%

North West

28

9.3%

49

11.5%

21

9.4%

3

2.3%

101

9.4%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

46

15.3%

38

8.9%

10

4.5%

4

3.1%

98

9.1%

2.8%

Scotland

43

14.3%

41

9.6%

14

6.3%

11

8.5%

109

10.1%

8.2%

South East

39

13.0%

56

13.2%

28

12.6%

18

14.0%

141

13.1%

13.7%

South West

23

7.7%

38

8.9%

9

4.0%

10

7.8%

80

7.4%

8.4%

Wales

14

4.7%

24

5.6%

10

4.5%

8

6.2%

56

5.2%

4.7%

West Midlands

22

7.3%

34

8.0%

15

6.7%

2

1.6%

73

6.8%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

22

7.3%

21

4.9%

12

5.4%

6

4.7%

61

5.7%


8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.8%

1

0.1%

-

Total

300

100%

425

100%

223

100%

129

100%

1077

100%

-

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
18th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the Birthday Honours 2024; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.

There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Information is only held on 41 living recipients. Honours data is routinely destroyed by the Cabinet Office in accordance with our data retention policy for honours and not all the nominations were processed by the Cabinet Office, therefore we do not hold all of the information requested.

Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin. This data was gathered at the time that the awards were made and therefore the data for each recipient may not be current.

UK Nation or Region

Number of Companion of living Honour recipients

East

3

East Midlands

1

London

17

North East

0

Northern Ireland

1

North West

0

Scotland

3

South East

10

South West

1

Wales

0

West Midlands

3

Yorkshire & Humberside

1

Abroad

2

No information held

22

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients. Transparency data containing the location of recipients is published on gov.uk.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

% of the total NY22 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

25

8.3%

27

6.4%

25

11.2%

18

14.0%

95

8.8%

9.3%

East Midlands

9

3.0%

16

3.8%

6

2.7%

3

2.3%

34

3.2%


7.2%

London

24

8.0%

72

16.9%

62

27.8%

45

34.9%

203

18.8%

13.4%

North East

5

1.7%

9

2.1%

11

4.9%

0

0.0%

25

2.3%

4.0%

North West

28

9.3%

49

11.5%

21

9.4%

3

2.3%

101

9.4%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

46

15.3%

38

8.9%

10

4.5%

4

3.1%

98

9.1%

2.8%

Scotland

43

14.3%

41

9.6%

14

6.3%

11

8.5%

109

10.1%

8.2%

South East

39

13.0%

56

13.2%

28

12.6%

18

14.0%

141

13.1%

13.7%

South West

23

7.7%

38

8.9%

9

4.0%

10

7.8%

80

7.4%

8.4%

Wales

14

4.7%

24

5.6%

10

4.5%

8

6.2%

56

5.2%

4.7%

West Midlands

22

7.3%

34

8.0%

15

6.7%

2

1.6%

73

6.8%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

22

7.3%

21

4.9%

12

5.4%

6

4.7%

61

5.7%


8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.8%

1

0.1%

-

Total

300

100%

425

100%

223

100%

129

100%

1077

100%

-

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
18th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the geographic locations, where known, of the main addresses for all living recipients of Companions of Honour.

There are currently 63 living recipients of the Companion of Honour. Information is only held on 41 living recipients. Honours data is routinely destroyed by the Cabinet Office in accordance with our data retention policy for honours and not all the nominations were processed by the Cabinet Office, therefore we do not hold all of the information requested.

Data is collected using the region that the recipient gave as their correspondence address when the honour was originally awarded; this is usually their home address and does not necessarily reflect their area of origin. This data was gathered at the time that the awards were made and therefore the data for each recipient may not be current.

UK Nation or Region

Number of Companion of living Honour recipients

East

3

East Midlands

1

London

17

North East

0

Northern Ireland

1

North West

0

Scotland

3

South East

10

South West

1

Wales

0

West Midlands

3

Yorkshire & Humberside

1

Abroad

2

No information held

22

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients. Transparency data containing the location of recipients is published on gov.uk.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region in South Yorkshire is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

% of the total NY22 list living in each region

% of UK population

East

25

8.3%

27

6.4%

25

11.2%

18

14.0%

95

8.8%

9.3%

East Midlands

9

3.0%

16

3.8%

6

2.7%

3

2.3%

34

3.2%


7.2%

London

24

8.0%

72

16.9%

62

27.8%

45

34.9%

203

18.8%

13.4%

North East

5

1.7%

9

2.1%

11

4.9%

0

0.0%

25

2.3%

4.0%

North West

28

9.3%

49

11.5%

21

9.4%

3

2.3%

101

9.4%

11.0%

Northern Ireland

46

15.3%

38

8.9%

10

4.5%

4

3.1%

98

9.1%

2.8%

Scotland

43

14.3%

41

9.6%

14

6.3%

11

8.5%

109

10.1%

8.2%

South East

39

13.0%

56

13.2%

28

12.6%

18

14.0%

141

13.1%

13.7%

South West

23

7.7%

38

8.9%

9

4.0%

10

7.8%

80

7.4%

8.4%

Wales

14

4.7%

24

5.6%

10

4.5%

8

6.2%

56

5.2%

4.7%

West Midlands

22

7.3%

34

8.0%

15

6.7%

2

1.6%

73

6.8%

8.9%

Yorkshire & Humberside

22

7.3%

21

4.9%

12

5.4%

6

4.7%

61

5.7%


8.2%

Living abroad

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.8%

1

0.1%

-

Total

300

100%

425

100%

223

100%

129

100%

1077

100%

-

Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)